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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Andy McNab

1959 - Today

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Steven Billy Mitchell (born 28 December 1959), usually known by the pseudonym and pen-name of Andy McNab, is a novelist and former Special Air Service soldier.He came into public prominence in 1993 when he published a book entitled Bravo Two Zero containing an account of a military mission which he led with the Special Air Service (SAS) during the Gulf War, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He had previously been awarded the Military Medal in 1979 for gallantry in action whilst serving with the Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland.He has published a number of other novels and two autobiographies in addition to Bravo Two Zero. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy McNab has received more than 1,383,533 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Andy McNab is the 1,615th most popular military personnel (down from 1,422nd in 2019), the 4,782nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,305th in 2019) and the 110th most popular British Military Personnel.

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  • 41.51

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  • 19

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  • 2.82

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  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Andy McNab ranks 1,615 out of 1,468Before him are George Henry Thomas, Juan de Salcedo, Alif Hajiyev, Salman Raduyev, Leonidas Polk, and John Buford. After him are Richard H. Anderson, Earl Van Dorn, Frederick E. Morgan, Sterling Price, Redvers Buller, and Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Andy McNab ranks 393Before him are Hiroyuki Sakashita, Ken Kirzinger, Fyodor Cherenkov, Trond Sollied, Anil Ambani, and Juan Barbas. After him are Peter Shor, Urs Meier, Peter Doig, Paul Kaba Thieba, John Lauridsen, and Dave Schultz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andy McNab ranks 4,782 out of 7,765Before him are Bart McGhee (1899), Owen Barfield (1898), Daniel Massey (1933), George Russell (1998), Ed O'Brien (1968), and Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965). After him are Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1983), Samuel Hearne (1745), Alkmund of Derby (800), J. J. C. Smart (1920), Danny Ward (1993), and Mark Millar (1969).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Andy McNab ranks 110Before him are John Dill (1881), John André (1750), Arnold Jackson (1891), Thomas Picton (1758), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), and Albert Ball (1896). After him are Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Redvers Buller (1839), Max Horton (1883), William Gott (1897), Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772), and Andy Green (1962).